DealBreaker's Version of Service Journalism: An Invitation To Insider Trading

Posted by Bess Levin, May 11, 2007, 9:05am

Recently we received an email from a reader asking for good short recommendations. We're not in the business of stock analysis. Sure, we called Vonage correctly but that was about as hard as scoring with a sailor during fleet week. But we're always looking to help readers, and so we thought we might as well marshall the wisdom of this particular crowd. Here's what our readers asks for.


I'm looking for good short ideas if you have any material, non-public information about turnover in C-level positions, deteriorating balance sheets, dilutive follow-ons, etc, etc.

Feel like publicly engaging in insider trading? Drop a comment below and lets make public some non-public information!

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Posted by tradurz, May 11, 2007 10:31AM

I'd short Dead Horse Media based on that post.

Posted by tradurz, May 11, 2007 10:32AM

I'd short Dead Horse Media based on that post.

Posted by anon, May 11, 2007 10:35AM

slow news day, huh?

Posted by , May 11, 2007 10:37AM

i wouldn't...it's hilarious...db is the go-to for insider info

Posted by John Carney, May 11, 2007 10:38AM

Oh, come on. It was a joke. We thought it was funny that someone would ask us for insider trading tips!

Posted by , May 11, 2007 11:13AM

heh

Posted by Anon, May 11, 2007 11:24AM

Let me guess - this came from a Morgan Stanley email address?

Posted by and i'm a morgan stanley employee, May 11, 2007 11:27AM

Morgan Stanley for sure

Posted by Lee D, May 11, 2007 11:28AM

Whenever someone asks me for tips I do what Arnold did when skinny dudes in the gym asked him for advice about bodybuilding: make up insane shit off the top of my head and see if they take the bait.

Posted by Anonymous, May 11, 2007 1:01PM

Bess is going to jail for sure this time.

Posted by Cincinnatus_C, May 11, 2007 1:57PM

You should've directed the reader to LongorShortCapital.com.

Posted by , May 11, 2007 4:12PM

morgan stanley is ridic

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